Acute hepatitis after treatment for hair loss with oral green tea extracts (Camellia Sinensis)

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 262-264

  Verfielst, Xavier ^a   Burvenich, P ^a   Van Sassenbroeck, D ^a   Gabriel, C ^a   Lootens, M ^a   Baert, D ^a  

^a AZ Maria Middelares ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; Camellia sinensis; Green tea; Hepatotoxicity; Liver failure

Indexed keywords

DENSITIVE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; SAFETY; TEA; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; TEA;

EID: 67650825247     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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